Yoga for Beginners: Cobra Pose or Bhujangasana

Yoga for Beginners : Cobra Pose or Bhujangasana

Yoga can really help us to stay healthy. Today we will talk about Cobra Pose or Bhujangasana resembles a Cobra with its hood raised. The word Bhujangasana is used in Hindi for it. Bhujang means snake an asana means pose. Cobra Pose is part of the sequence of yoga postures in Padma Sadhana and Surya Namaskar or Sun Salutation.

How to do Cobra Pose or Bhujangasana:

Lie on your abdomen with your legs spread at hip width and the tops of your feet on the floor.

Bend your elbows and place your palms on the floor with your thumbs near your armpits.

Rest your forehead on the floor and relax your shoulders.

Now inhale, press your palms against the floor, engage your back muscles, and raise your chest and head.